Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-05

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FIen 7. q. Hasksst. for Sidewalk on
n0Eth eide o. University afrae1, hasWaen
Seeend nnd Third. Kafexnea.
Ff0Nn a. IA. King "a a., for opening
alley u block 3. Borsz's plat Re
feEFea.
Rf6m Charlaa Clanasy, Cor pssmiasion
10 erect 8 wooden building 90 Washing
ton street., between Clanoegis bflok and
ths Chinese uaeh h0uss. Referred b
Committee On Fire end Water, With
poWsE 10 set.
From w. B. Coma 81 a., fer opeaine
alley through block g. Maynnsdss pln6.
From D. o. shorsy e. e., for lhs e.
tension Of 0olumbia strest westward 70
9 Junction With ne Fiahf q Way Of tie
seattle. Llaks ehsEe 3 Eastern. Re-
Ffsm ". =. Boone q al, for The
modification Of the aEads Of Seventh
street. Referred.
From @. GDdinR. a. a., foF street.
hGhss On Virginia atEees, 81 ooFnsE Of
kFont and corner Of hecend street; also,
On southeast corner q Leaofa and
Ihird end en blanchard and Third.
Referred.
From etssson 4 Poss with ssfsssuss
10 Q lumbeg esntEact. Referred.
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From city attorney, dled, from Police
Justices Jones and SOdeFberas referred;
frsm chief Of police, 6isd; from city
treasurer, referred; from stress eommis-
siouss, spproVed; from jzilsE. referred.
coMNTEznE nnPoH8 KEczExKD.
Rrom Street Commiitee, granting %
tition Of W. L. Amea g a., for opening
sixth street from Battery 10 Depot
atFesf, and Vine street from Firth 30
Denut stFest. Adopted.
From same committee, on petition Of
J. II. Payne 81 al., for ihe opening q
Harrison street from the bag 20 Box
street, recommending thet HaFFiaon
street. Be opened from IempsFanee
siEesa 10 lee intersection With Bon
street. Adopted.
From Commilisa on Street. Lights,
aranEing petition Of Fred PEosoh q al,
for stress lights along FouFth slreel
from Pine % blanchard streets; also
petition Of n. L. Wright and others,
for street lights along Ssveulh street
from Olive 20 Battery street; also pstl-
tltlen Of d. Rohlfs and others, fog
street liahts on Clay street from Second
10 Fourth streets, and recommending
thar the lights Be placed Oh wooden
poats. or II convenient, on eleesRic
iight poles. Adopted.
From Cummittae on Fire and Water,
reporting e. foilowe; On the petition
Of Bteason 4 Posi- and others, against
permitting storage Of oil 10 Standard
Oh oOmpan9's warehouse.
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Oousctl 81 ne Cflv ~ Seattle: 0ENxkx-
MKR:-Y cns Committee on Fire and
Water. 10 whom was referred the Pc
tilien 81 StatEon a R0Gt NH Co. and
others. fermonstraeimg against she GsoE
ace OF oil on premises formesiy oeeu-
pied By J. e. Good on Commercial
street ID this city, boR % repofs that ws
have examined the ordinances now In
fogos II lhia city and fail % and any
prahibitinR the storage Of coal oil with
10 The city limits. and b advise q ne
City Attorney the city could pas prohibit
the same wssh0ul hrs1 passing an ofdi-
nance 60 thai effect, 1hn passing OF
such an ordinance, We think, would Be
unWias e. u weuld place our merchants
a Disadvantage IN oompetfpR With the
merchants Of ether cities on the eound,
By the extra expense Of haniinz and
storing that arsioleous 81 the city limits.
u being very bulky and the pruet IN
handling Il small.
We have interviewed Mr.. Geo. O.
Flanders, special agent % The stand
ara OH Co. Who q supeFintena
tnR the construction Of ehat con-
panysa warehouse q this city,
and whose expsFienoe ID handling and
storing Of THAI aEticle places him 10 q
position % knowing aome1hing Of The
dangers Of Gre from suoh structures.
he SAYS there Il absolutely no danger
uf his comPany's waKehouse burning
ndiainine property in case of nre By
the explosion az coal oil na the oil does
noe explode and Il a. next 10 impossible
20 burn d whers u Il stored IN metallic
cases on the ground where u eannot fall
ever, aud that his company la wtllinR
70 Insure adjoining property against
sush risk. From insurance. men wa ana
hist coal oil warehouses ere not COO
aidered extra ha1udous. thn Fess on
saw mills, hay and cotton wafehOuees
being higher. Me-. Flanders also In
formed us THAI bis eompany insend 20
Riva 10 the merchants Of this city the
prtviieee Of saeFine all their oil In the
eompanyss Wareho1ss Wilhous expen9e,
thereby lsManina The danger Of are N
lhe clay hy concontFnling the whole Of
THAI aEtials Ia ona warehouse. where
there mra expeKtenoed men 20 sore and
care for Il. n. MonkN, Cnairman.
Dated. Novem6eR 5, 1851.
Kspurt adoptsd-
Prem City Attorney IS follows; In
The matter Of The petition Of James PARK
and Mess KeeEsR, IN regard 10 the
grade Of NH street. do nol deem Il
aavisahle IN the present state Of assess-
ment 10 make the changes tie petition
ers desire, and would therefore recon
mend thas their petition be denied.
Adopse4.
AFFL1ckxHoNs ron L1rExsEa KKEnz6MD.
Mason q Cart. Andrew Lam, Thos.
/ r, Harhss snd John II. Herens.